By Dana Feldman and Eric M. Johnson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ordered a hot sauce maker to stop emitting an 'annoying, irritating and offensive' spicy odor from a chili-processing plant, after people living nearby complained it was damaging their health. Residents of Irwindale, a small city east of Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit in late October saying Huy Fong Foods had refused to take sufficient action to abate noxious fumes strong enough to irritate their eyes and throats. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien ruled on Tuesday that the plant must cease any operations that cause - and make swift changes to help mitigate - the tear-inducing fumes, Irwindale attorney Stephen Onstot told Reuters. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..
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